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TIL Christmas was illegal in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681

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4X4v6 TIL that, after she wanted to marry a lawyer whom her mother disapproved of, Blanche Monnier was locked by her mother in her room for 25 years--being discovered and rescued by the police in 1901.
NXxve TIL that the town of Talkeetna, Alaska had a orange cat as mayor for 20 years. Stubbs the cat even survived an assassination attempt by a dog.
Wky7d TIL that the movie 'The Blues Brothers' had a cocaine budget
P1KAE TIL that the Pistol Shrimp, a small creature that can snap its claw so fast, it creates a bubble hot enough to produce light and temperatures similar to the sun's surface, stunning or killing its prey with the shockwave
epAR6 TIL as of 2022, the Blue House in South Korea no longer houses the President due to the current one relocating his office and has been open to the public as a park